List of exercises of the Indian Army

The following is a list of exercises of the Indian Army .

2nd Battalion, 5th Gurkha Rifles, 99th Mountain Brigade during Yudh Abyas 2013 at Fort Liberty.

Name	Participating Country	Units	Date	Location	References
1960
Lal Qila	India	Eastern Command HQ	17 March	Lucknow	[1] [2]
2002
Yudh Abyas	United States	Indian Special Forces United States Special Forces	16 - 26 May	Agra, India	[3] [4]
2004
Nomadic Elephant I	Mongolia		October	Mongolia	[5]
Yudh Abyas	India		27 March - 17 April	Vairangte, India	[6]
2005
Emerald Mercury	United Kingdom		11 - 22 March	Hyderabad, India	[7] [8]
Yudh Abhyas	United States	22 Maratha Light Infantry 25 Infantry Division 1 Guam National Guard	September - October	Vairangte, India	[9] [10]
Indra II	Russia		10 - 20 October	Agra, India	[11] [12] [13]
Nomadic Elephant II	Mongolia		1 - 10 October	Vairangte, India	[5] [14]
2006
	Uzbekistan	Uzbekistan Special Forces	January		[15]
Desert Strike	-		April	Rajasthan, India	[16]
Yudh Abyas	United States	5 Gorkha Rifles Garud Commando Force 25 Infantry Division	6 - 23 September	Schofield Army Base barracks, United States	[ citation needed ]
Shatrujeet	United States	1 Rifle Company, 21 Punjab Regiment Company, 2/4 Marine Expeditionary Unit	31 October - 2 November	Belgaum, India	[15] [17]
2007
Himalayan Warrior	United Kingdom	Parachute Regiment Royal Marines	17 September - 11 October	Leh, India	[18] [19]
Yudh Abhyas	United States	5 Gorkha Rifles C Company 3/ 21 Infantry Division	November	Chaubatia, India	[20]
Hand in Hand I	China		19 - 27 December	Kunming, China	[21] [12] [22]
Indra III	Russia			Pskov, Russia
2008
Brazen Chariots	-		March	Rajasthan, India	[23]
Ajeya Warrior	United Kingdom	16 Mechanized Regiment 3 Mercian Regiment	29 August - 19 September	Salisbury Plain, United Kingdom	[24] [25]
Yudh Abhyas	United States	49th Infantry Brigade 9 Mission Support Command, California Army National Guard, 40 Infantry Brigade Combat Team	24 October - November 5	Honolulu, United States	[26]
Hand in Hand II	China	8 Maratha Light Infantry 1 Company, Infantry Battalion, Chengdu Military Area Command	4 - 14 December	Belgaum, India	[21] [27]
2009
Hind Shakti	-	II Corps	3 - 6 May	Punjab, India	[28]
Yudh Abhyas	United States	Mechanised Infantry Battalion 2 Squadron, 14 Cavalry, 25 Stryker Brigade Combat Team	12 - 29 October	Babina, India	[29] [30]
Ekuverin	Maldives	16 Madras Regiment 2 Parachute Regiment	18 - 30 October	Belgaum, India	[31] [32]
2010
Indra III	Russia		13 - 23 October	Ranikhet, India	[12]
Yudh Abyas	United States	62 Infantry Division 5 Parachute Regiment 4 Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25 Infantry Division 79 Infantry Brigade Combat Team (National Guard)	1 - 14 November	Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson, United States	[33] [34]
2011
Surya Kiran I	Nepal			Vairengte, India
Ajeya Warrior IV	United Kingdom	3 Bihar Regiment, 83 Infantry Brigade B Company, 2 Battalion The Royal Welsh, 19 Light Brigade	20 July - 19 August	Salisbury Plain, United Kingdom	[35]
Surya Kiran II	Nepal			Amlekhganj, Nepal
Shakti I	France	2 Bihar Regiment, 99 Mountain Brigade 13 Mountain Infantry Battalion	9 - 21 October	Chaubatia, India	[36]
Sampriti I	Bangladesh			Assam, India
Sudarshan Shakti	-	XXI Corps	28 November - 14 December	Rajasthan, India	[37] [38]
2012
Bold Kurukshetra	Singapore		March	Babina, India	[39]
Surya Kiran III	Nepal		27 June		[40]
Sampriti II	Bangladesh				[39]
Garud Shakti	Indonesia	19 Madras Regiment, 21 Mountain Division 13 Infantry Brigade	20 February -1 March	Vairengte, India	[41] [42]
Yudh Abhyas VII	United States	2 Mechanised Regiment 2 Squadron 14 Cavalry, 25 Stryker Brigade Combat Team 6 Engineer Battalion (Airborne), 2 Engineer Brigade	5 - 12 March	Jaisalmer, India	[43] [44]
Shoor Veer	-	South Western Command	April	Rajasthan, India	[41] [45]
Nomadic Elephant	Mongolia	Jat Regiment	August 2012	Belgaum, India	[46] [47]
Surya Kiran IV	Nepal
Ekuverin	Maldives		12 - 25 November	Belgaum, India	[48]
2013
Rudra Akrosh	-	South Western Command	January	Rajasthan, India	[49]
Ajeya Warrior V	United Kingdom		4 April - 3 May	Belgaum, India	[50]
Yudh Abhyas VIII	United States	2/5 Gurkha Rifles, 99th Mountain Brigade 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division	3 - 17 May	Fort Bragg, United States	[51] [52]
Shakti II	France		9 - 20 September	Jodhpur, India	[50]
Surya Kiran V	Nepal		23 September - 6 October	Pithoragarh, India	[50]
Indra V	Russia		17 - 28 October	Jaisalmer, India	[50] [53]
Hand in Hand III	China		4 - 14 November	Chengdu, China	[50] [54]
2014
Surya Kiran VI	Nepal		5 - 19 March	Saljhandi, Nepal	[55]
Sarvada Vijay	-		May	Rajasthan, India	[56]
Surya Kiran VII	Nepal	Garud Division	18 - 31 August	Pithoragarh, India	[57]
Yudh Abhyas X	United States		17 - 30 September	Ranikeht, India	[58] [59]
Ekuverin	Maldives		November	Maafilafushi, Maldives	[60]
Mitra Shakti	Sri Lanka	Indian Special Forces Sri Lankan Special Forces	3 - 23 November	Colombo, Sri Lanka	[61] [62]
Hand in Hand IV	China	13 Group Army	17 - 25 November	Pune, India	[63] [64]
2015
Nomadic Elephant X	Mongolia	84 Airborne Special Forces Battalion	23 January - 6 February	Gwalior, India	[65] [66]
Al Nagah-Ii |	Oman			Muscat, Oman	[67]
Garud Shakti III	Indonesia	432 Battalion Kostrad Infantry	9 - 21 February	Vairengte, India	[68]
Surya Kiran VIII	Nepal	Garud Division	23 February - 7 March	Salijhandi, Nepal	[69] [70] [71]
Khanjar ||	Kyrgyzstan	Indian Special Forces Scorpions - Kyrgyzstani Special Forces	March	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	[72] [73] [74]
Brahmashira	-	II Corps	April	Suratgarh, India	[75]
Ajeya Warrior VI	United Kingdom	Kumaon Regiment	13 - 28 June	Salisbury Plain, United Kingdom	[76] [77]
Ekuverin VI	Maldives	Bihar Regiment	31 August - 13 September	Trivandrum, India	[31] [78]
Yudh Abhyas X|	United States		9 - 23 September	Joint Base Lewis McChord, United States	[79]
Sampriti V	Bangladesh			Binnaguri, India
Mitra Shakti III	Sri Lanka		29 September - 12 October	Pune, India	[80] [81]
Hand in Hand V	China	Naga Regiment Chengdu Military Area Command	12 - 22 October	Kunming, China	[82] [83] [84]
Indra VII	Russia	Red Eagle Division Independent Motorised Brigade	8 - 18 November	Bikaner, India	[85] [86]
Drad Sanklap	-	Southern Command	2 December	Rajasthan, India	[87]
2016
Shakti VII	France		6 - 16 January		[88]
Sino-India Joint I	China		1 February	Chusul, China	[88]
Surya Kiran IX	Nepal	Panchshul Brigade	8 - 21 February	Pithoragarh, India	[89]
Lamitye V||	Seychelles	Indian Special Forces Tazar (Special Forces Unit)	15 - 28 February	Port Victoria, Seychelles	[90]
Force 18	ASEAN plus		2 - 8 March	Pune, India	[91]
Garuda Shakti IV	Indonesia	503 Airborne Battalion	10 - 23 March	Magelang, Indonesia	[92]
Khanjar |||	Kyrgyzstan		March - April	Gwalior, India	[74]
Shatrujeet	-	I Corps	16 April	Rajasthan, India	[93]
Nomadic Elephant XI	Mongolia	Kumaon Regiment	25 April - 8 May	Mongolia	[94]
Chakravyuh - II	-	Pivot Corps	6 May	Suratgarh, India	[95]
Jalrahat	-		29 June	Guwahati, India	[88]
Megh Prahar	-	I Corps	14 July	Mathura, India	[96]
Maitree	Thailand		15 - 30 July	Krabi, Thailand	[97]
Prabal Dostyk I	Kazakhstan	Special Operating Force's Unit	7 - 17 September	Karaganda, Kazakhstan	[98]
Yudh Abhyas XII	United States	5th Infantry Battalion, 20 Infantry Regiment 2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7 Infantry Division	14 - 27 September	Chaubattia, India	[99] [100]
Indra VIII	Russia	Kumaon Regiment 59th Motorized Infantry Brigade	22 September - 2 October	Vladivostok, Russia	[101]
Sino-India Joint II	China		19 October		[88]
Mitra Shakti	Sri Lanka	Rajuputana Rifles Sinha Regiment	24 October - 6 November	Ambepussa, Sri Lanka	[102]
Surya Kiran X	Nepal	Kumaon Regiment Jabar Jung Battalion	31 October - 13 November	Saljhandi, Nepal	[103]
Sampriti VI	Bangladesh	Mahar Regiment	5 - 18 November	Dhaka, Bangladesh	[104] [105]
Hand in Hand VI	China	13 Group Army	16 - 27 November	Pune, India	[106]
Ekuverin VII	Maldives	Bihar Regiment	15 - 28 December	Laamu Atoll, Maldives	[107]
2017
Khanjar IV	Kyrgyzstan	Indian Special Forces	20 February - 5 March	Kok Jhangak, Kyrgyzstan	[108] [109]
Surya Kiran XI	Nepal	Ekta Shakti Battalion (Punjab Regiment)/ 28 Punjab Durga Baksh Battalion	7 - 20 March	Pithoragarh, India	[110] [111] [112]
Al Nagah-Ii II	Oman		7 - 10 March	Bakloh, India	[113]
Bold Kurukshetra	Singapore	31st Indian Armored Division 3rd Singapore Division	4 - 21 March	Madhya Pradesh, India	[114] [115] [116]
Nomadic Elephant XII	Mongolia	15 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles 084 Special Forces Task Battalion	5 - 21 April	Vairengte, India	[117] [118] [119]
Thar Shakti	-	X Corps	17 April - 17 May	Rajasthan, India	[120] [121]
Maitree	Thailand	Northern Command	3 - 17 July	Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh	[122] [123]
Surya Kiran XII	Nepal		3 -16 September	Saljhandi, Nepal	[124]
Yudh Abhyas XIII	United States	2/11 Gorkha Rifles 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team	14 - 27 September	Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington	[125] [126]
Mitra Shakti	Sri Lanka	1 Mahar Regiment Sinha Regiment	13 - 25 October	Pune, India	[127] [128]
Indra IX	Russia	5th Red Banner Army	19 - 29 October	249th Combined Army Range Sergeevisky, Russia	[129]
Prabal Dostyk II	Kazakhstan	3/11 Gorkha Rifles	2 - 15 November	Bakloh, India	[130] [131]
Sampriti VII	Bangladesh	21st. Mountain Division (Red Horns Division)	6 - 11 November	Shillong, India	[132] [133]
Danx	-	50 Parachute Brigade	20 - 24 November	Andaman & Nicobar islands, India	[134]
Imbax I	Myanmar	Red Horns Division	20 - 25 November	Shillong, India	[135] [136]
Ajeya Warrior	United Kingdom	20 Rajputana Rifles 1 Royal Anglian Regiment	1 - 14 December	Mahajan Firing Range, India	[137]
Ekuverin VIII	Maldives	8 Gorkha Rifles	14 - 27 December	Belgaum, India	[138] [139]
Hamesha Vijayee	-	Southern Command	16 - 22 December	Rajasthan	[140] [141]
2018
Vinbax I	Vietnam		30 January - 3 February	Jabalpur, India	[142]
Vajra Prahar	United States	Special forces, Southern Command	January	Joint Base Lewis-McChord, United States	[143]
Shakti IV	France	2/8 Gorkha Rifles 2nd Marine Infantry Regiment	31 January - 5 February	Mailly-le-Camp. France	[144]
Lamitye VIII	Seychelles	Southern Command	24 February - 4 March	Mahe, Seychelles	[145] [146]
Khanjar V	Kyrgyzstan	Indian Special Forces	16 - 29 March	Vairengte, India	[147]
Harimau Shakti	Malaysia	4/Grenadiers 1/Royal Ranger Regiment Royal Malay Regiment	30 April - 13 May	Hulu Langat, Malaysia	[148]
Vijay Prahar	-	South Western Command	April	Mahajan Firing Range, India	[149]
Surya Kiran XIII	Nepal		30 May - 12 June	Pithoragarh, India	[150] [151]
Maitree	Thailand	Kumaon Regiment	6 - 19 August	Chachoengsao, Thailand	[152] [153] [154]
SCO Peace Mission	SCO	Rajput Regiment	20 - 29 August	Chelyabinsk, Russia	[155] [156] [157]
Milex 2018	BIMSTEC		10 - September	Aundh Military Station, India	[158] [159]
Nomadic Elephant XII	Mongolia	17 Punjab Regiment Unit 084	10 - 21 September	Five Hills Training Area, Ullanbaatar, Mongolia	[160]
Prabal Dostyk III	Kazakhstan	5 Ladakh Scouts	10 - 22 September	Otar Military area, Kazakhstan	[161] [162]
Yudh Abhyas XIV	United States	Infantry battalion, 6 Mountain Division 1st Battalion, 23 Infantry Regiment	16 - 29 September	Chaubatia, India	[163] [164]
Dharma Guardian I	Japan	6/1 Gorkha Rifles 32 Infantry Regiment	1 - 14 November	Vairengte, India	[165]
Indra X	Russia	Mechanized Infantry Regiment 5th Army	18 - 28 November	Babina Military Station, India	[166] [167]
2019
Tsentr2019	Russia	22 Grenadiers	September	Russia, Orenburg Oblast, Donguz Ranges.	[168]
Yudh Abhyas 2019	United States	Assam Regiment	September	JBLM	[169]
Changthang Prahar	-	XIV Corps	September	Super high altitude areas of Eastern Ladakh	[170]
HimVijay	-	XVII Corps, IV Corps IAF	October	High Altitude Areas of Arunachal Pradesh along LAC	[171] [172]
Vajra Prahar	United States	United States Army Special Forces Para SF	13-28 October	Joint Base Lewis–McChord	[173]
Dharma Guardian 2019	Japan	Dogra Regiment 34th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division of Japanese Ground Self Defence Forces (JGSDF)		Vairengte, Mizoram	[174]
KazInd	Kazakhstan		1-10 September 2021	Kazakhstan	[175]
SHINYUU Maitri	Japan	C-130J of IAF & C-130H of JASDF	October 17–23	Panagarh, West Bengal	[176]
Sindhu Sudarshan	-	XXI Corps, IX Corps	20 October-5 December	Pokhran field firing rangePokhran	[177]
Shakti 2019	France	21 The Sikh Regiment French Army	1 November - 13 November	Mahajan Range	[178] [179]
Tiger Triumph	United States	Indian Army-19 Madras, 7 Guards. Indian Navy-INS Jalashwa, INS Airavat & INS Sandhayak. IAF-MI 17& Rapid Action Medical Team (RAMT) USMC-Third Marine Division US Navy-USS Germantown,	13-21 November	Eastern Seaboard (Kakinada) & (Visakhapatnam)	[180] [181] [182]
2020
Sampriti-IX	Bangladesh	20 Bihar Regiment 42nd Bangladesh Infantry Regiment	03-16 February 2020	Umroi, Meghalaya	[183] [184]
2021
Yudh Abhyas	United States		8–21 February 2021	Suratgarh, Rajasthan
Khanjar	Kyrgyzstan	Indian Special Forces Kyrgyz Special Forces	April 2021	Kyrgyzstan	[185]
2022
VINBAX	Vietnam	Vietnam People's Army	1 August	Chandimandir, Haryana	[186]
Ex Vajra Prahar	United States	Indian Special Forces US Special Forces	28 August- 19 October	Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh	[187]
Al Najah-IV	Oman	18 Mechanised Infantry Battalion of the Indian Army and Royal Army of Oman contingent	1 August	Bikaner, Rajasthan	[188]
Vostok	Multilateral	7/8 Gorkha Rifles	September 01 to 07	Eastern Military District of Russia	[189]
Parvat Prahar	-	Indian Army’s One Strike Corps	Announced on September8	Ladakh	[190] [191]
Yudh Abhayas	United States	US Army soldiers of 2nd Brigade of the 11th Airborne Division and Indian Army soldiers from the ASSAM Regiment	16 November	Auli	[192]

See also

• List of exercises of the Indian Air Force

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